This year's Broadstairs Water Gala is the latest major seaside event in Kent to be scrapped this year.

Organisers of the event - which was planned for August 19 - announced it will not go ahead due to the coronavirus lockdown.

Writing on Facebook, a spokesperson stated: "With the recent government statements saying that social distancing is most likely to be in place until the end of the year, the committee has had to regrettably make the decision to cancel now rather than incur costs and then having to cancel at a later date.

"We are really saddened not to be able to hold this popular traditional seaside event which is enjoyed by the many hundreds of people that attend during the day and evening."

It is not the first seaside event to be cancelled.

The Whitstable Oyster Festival was also axed due to the pandemic.

The popular family-friendly weekender - an homage to the humble mollusc for which Whitstable is famous - takes place in the town every summer, usually during July.

Organisers of Whitstable's Harbour Day also postponed this year's event.

Thousands of people usually flock to the town's maritime festival in the summer.

The Herne Bay Festival - which was scheduled to run throughout August – was also scrapped as a result of the coronavirus outbreak.

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